Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3204 of 11 October 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards short-necked clam and red seabream

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Annexes VI and VII to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . The measures concerning red seabream shall apply from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2025.

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ANNEX Annexes VI and VII to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 are amended as follows: (1) Annex VI is amended as follows: (a) Part A is amended as follows: (i) the nineteenth entry of the table is replaced by the following: ‘Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) 36 cm ( *1 ) ( *2 ) ( *3 ) (ii) point 1 below the table is replaced by the following: ‘1. The minimum conservation reference sizes specified in this Part for cod ( Gadus morhua ), haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus ), saithe ( Pollachius virens ), pollack ( Pollachius pollachius ), hake ( Merluccius merluccius ), megrim (L epidorhombus spp.), sole ( Solea spp.), plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa ), whiting ( Merlangius merlangus ), ling ( Molva molva ), blue ling ( Molva dypterygia ), mackerel (S comber spp.), herring ( Clupea harengus ), horse mackerel ( Trachurus spp.), anchovy ( Engraulis encrasicolus ), bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) and sardine ( Sardina pilchardus ) shall apply to recreational fisheries in the North Western Waters. However, for red seabream ( Pagellus bogaraveo ), the minimum conservation reference size (MCRS) of 40 cm shall apply to recreational fisheries in ICES subareas 6 and 7 until 31 December 2025 ( *4 ) . ( *4 ) In the absence of new rules adopted before 31 December 2025, as of 1 January 2026 the applicable minimum conservation reference size for red seabream shall be 33 cm.’ " (b) in Part C, point 11 concerning measures for red seabream, is replaced by the following: ‘12. Closed areas for the conservation of red seabream in ICES sub-areas 6 and 7 12.1. From 1 January to 30 June 2025, all fishing for red seabream in ICES sub-areas 6 and 7 shall be prohibited to vessels flying the French flag.’; (2) Annex VII is amended as follows: (a) in Part A, the twentieth entry of the table is replaced by the following: ‘Red seabream ( Pagellus bogaraveo ) 36 cm ( *5 ) ( *6 ) (b) in Part A, the twenty-sixth entry of the table is replaced by the following: ‘Short-necked clam ( Venerupis philippinarum ) 32 mm’ (c) in Part C, point 5.4 is replaced by the following: ‘5.4. The measures in points 5.1 to 5.3 shall apply until 31 December 2025.’ ( *4 ) In the absence of new rules adopted before 31 December 2025, as of 1 January 2026 the applicable minimum conservation reference size for red seabream shall be 33 cm.’ ’ ( *1 ) This minimum conservation reference size shall apply until 31 December 2025. ( *2 ) In ICES subareas 6 and 7, a minimum conservation reference size of 40 cm shall apply for the catches of red seabream in recreational fisheries. ( *3 ) In the absence of new rules adopted before 31 December 2025, as of 1 January 2026 the applicable minimum conservation reference size shall be 33 cm.’; ( *5 ) This minimum conservation reference size shall apply until 31 December 2025. ( *6 ) In the absence of new rules adopted before 31 December 2025, as of 1 January 2026 the applicable minimum conservation reference size for red seabream shall be 33 cm.’;

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